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FAO Legal Office
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FAOLEX

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The FAO Legal Office provides in-house counsel in accordance with the Basic Texts of the Organization, gives legal advisory services to FAO members, assists in the formulation of treaties on food and agriculture, for which the Director-General acts as Depositary, publishes legal studies and maintains a database (FAOLEX) of national legislation and international agreements concerning food and agriculture (including fisheries, forestry and water).

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Authentication and Registration of Documents' (Amendment) Proclamation No. 467/2005.

Legislation
Ethiopia
Africa
Eastern Africa

This Proclamation amends the Authentication and Registration of Documents' Proclamation so as to, among other things: require the Notary Offices established in Addis Ababa and Dire Daws cities to perform their functions under the directions of the Ministry of Justice; define regulation-making powers of Regional states in respect of regional notary offices and related matters in their respective regions and the Council of Ministers with respect to Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa cities.

Amends: Authentication and Registration of Documents' Proclamation No. 334/2003. (2003-05-08)

Regional Law No. 53-OZ “On regulation for ensuring agricultural land fertility”.

Legislation
Russia
Eastern Europe
Europe

This Regional Law establishes legal grounds for state regulation for ensuring agricultural land fertility. Authorized state regional land institution shall perform the following plenary powers: (a) elaboration and realization of measures for economic stimulation of landowners, tenants, including leaseholders for soil improvement with a view of ensuring agricultural land fertility; (b) public investments in ensuring agricultural land fertility; (c) promotion of agrochemical treatment of agricultural land; and (d) monitoring of agricultural land.

Regional Law No. 965-193 “On maximum and minimum land areas of plots of land allotted to citizens in ownership”.

Legislation
Russia
Eastern Europe
Europe

This Regional Law establishes minimum and maximum land areas of plots of land that can be allotted to citizens in ownership out of stock of public or municipal land for farming, gardening, horticulture, stockbreeding and suburban housing construction, including allotment of the aforesaid plots of land free of charge in cases envisaged by Land Code. Maximum land area that can be allotted for farming shall not exceed 10 percent of total available agricultural land area within the boundaries of a municipal unit at the moment of allotment.

Authentication and Registration of Documents' Proclamation No. 334/2003.

Legislation
Ethiopia
Africa
Eastern Africa

This Proclamation provides for the registration of documents. It shall apply to documents authenticated and registered by organs of the Regional Government authorized by respective Regional laws and other specified state organs. The Proclamation, among other things, defines notarial activities and duties of notaries. It also specifies documents that shall not have legal effect unless they are authenticated and registered. Regional authorities shall establish notary offices and there shall be federal notary offices in n Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa.